Walking Into A Brick & Mortar High End Audio Store

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Chrshanl37, I'd be interested in leasing. I think it would be a great idea.
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Whoa there Roxy... No need for name calling.
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07-11-14: Jwm
If people don't want to bother an audio salesman with no intentions of buying they can go to an audio show instead. There are so many now that one can go and hear without buying anything and not feel guilty. The shows have way more equipment and so many people under one roof that you can have a great time.

Amazing to think that someone that walks into your store could be a 'bother'. Also, I believe that walking into any store with no intent to buy that day that one should not feel 'guilty'. Yes, there are audio shows that one could attend...but why can't I just go to a store and look around?

Something is wrong with a hobby if one needs to steel himself before walking into a store.
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Map......"Now I now" .... (chuckle)
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Guitar Center may be on to something. My 17 year-old son goes to their Hollywood, CA store at least once or twice a month. When my son walks in, they give him a guitar pick and he goes and picks out an axe and plays it. He says sometimes he's there for an hour or two. He says lots of other teenage musicians are there doing the same thing. He says it's mostly adult customers are there playing the instruments. Over the years he's bought pedals, microphones, strings and lots of accessories ...but never a major purchase. He has his eye on a $3k-$4k Gretsch guitar, and he's been saving his money for it. He says he's gone and picked out a $5k axe, plug it into an amp and start playing. He says they have about 30 amps on the floor for customers to use to plug into and play. If you've ever known any guitarists, none of them ever own just one guitar, most of them own several. I believe Guitar Center is building a huge base of future loyal customers.
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+1 Zavato
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Ok...let's get back on track here.

...an audiophile walks into a high end hifi shop...
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Donjr, as the originator of this thread, I insist that if you have nothing nice to say about bimmers, shut your pie hole.

Bimmers rule.
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In the old days these people would be banned from the site.

Seems like you are referring to the golden era of Audiogon (chuckle).
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